enlisted. and we ll be taking a look at tomorrow s front pages, including the times which has a photo ofjessica ennis hill receiving the gold medal she was denied by a russian drugs cheat back at the 2011 world championships good evening and welcome to bbc news. an independent review into the cost of energy has been launched. the prime minister pledged to energy costs during the election campaign but shelved the plans after losing the majority. it will look at prices and climate change targets completed by the end of october. how much we pay for our energy, to run our households and companies always ignites our passions. policies like capping energy prices to support working families. that s why theresa may promised a price cap and an independent probe into the energy sector before the general election. the cap may have been shelved but this oxford university professor, dieter helm, has only three months to find out where any fat can be trimmed from our energy bills. he says
doctors say a british woman who was shot while on holiday to brazil is lucky to be alive. eloise dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove into a slum area. good morning. tesco has announced it s scrapping 5p carrier bags altogether in favour of the more expensive bags for life. i ll be asking if other retailers will do the same. also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes for the children. we ll be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents at this time of year. and carol has the weather. good morning. good morning from the roof of the broadcasting house in london. grey skies. dry at the moment. rain and showers. heavy downpours in east anglia and the south east. for the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. i will have more details in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. we will start with our top story. more than 40% of maternity wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, d
hello, welcome to the programme, we re live until 11. throughout the programme the latest breaking news and developing stories. a little later we ll hear how the former boss of gchq - britain s electronic surveillance agency is calling for children to spend more time online to help save the country. robert hannigan says instead of allowing kids to mooch around the streets parents should encourage them to have more screen time and that it s not a wasted life. is he right? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. the lawyerfor a british model who was allegedly held captive by a gang in italy has been giving more details about the case. francesco peschi says chloe ayling, who s 20 and from south london, was told by her kidnappers that she would be sold as a slave in the middle east. he said she was acting under duress, when she was seen shopping wit
gives them a chance to express themselves and to really show not about what they can t do, but about what they can do. google sacks an employee for saying there were fewer women at the company due to biological differences. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the organisers of the athletics world championships in london are working with public health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which has affected 30 athletes and support staff. botswa na s isaac makwala, who was one of the favourites for today s 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200 metres heat yesterday. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. it was supposed to be the start of his bid for world domination. ranked number one in the world for the 200 metres this year, he would aim being to double up in the 400 metre final tonight. but yesterday, botswa nan isaac makwala vomited before his 200 metre heat. a victim of the bug sweeping around the tower hotel. despite feeli
zuma fended off a no confidence vote, we ll bring you the latest reaction from capetown. and after a man died attempting to swim across the channel, we ll speak to an expert on the challenges of extreme swimming. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster at the london stadium. the norovirus hits the 400 metres final. one of the favourites, makwale, is told he can t run it s set to be another lean night for great britain, unless kyle langford can stun the field in the 800 metres. i m nick marshall mccormack in salford and, away from the athletics, we ll be looking ahead to the uefa super cup where manchester united take on real madrid. jose mourinho‘s side are bidding to win a fourth trophy injust over a year. it is the ee of the women s rugby world cup in ireland and i have been tilting to the english, irish and welsh squad square victoria derbyshire. good evening. they fired at the world athletics championships. we are halfan